Philip Hughes
Issue 11 Sneak Peak
British artist Philip Hughes is a self-taught painter whose work is an exploration of landscapes – their structure, geology and the traces left behind by man’s interventions from ancient cultures to the present. Philip has juggled making art with an extraordinary career in computing. He founded the British computer giant Logica in the 1960s before stepping away in 1990 to dedicate himself full time to art. For the last 50 years, he has shared his life between London and Provence and he invites Faire into his colourful atelier in the medieval village of Ménerbes.
Words by Philip Hughes
Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt
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“Art was important to me. In the summer of 1956, I spent five weeks in Florence. Every day, without exception, I sought out museums, architecture and art. I was particularly moved by the work of Giotto, Duccio and above all, Piero della Francesco.”
“Even after 50 years of looking at the views from Ménerbes, there is always so much more that needs to be told. If you wake up in the morning and you look at that morning light as it draws across the valley or you look for those extraordinary shadows in the gorges, it can’t help but dazzle you every time you see it. I mean, there are views that you can see all your life and every time you see it, it has an impact on you. ”
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